Truss



G. W. BELL.

(No Model.)

TRUSS.

No. 340,085. Patented Apr. 20, 1886 m m m. 0 WM 8 a 1m y a N. PETERS. Phnln-Lvthographer. Washington. 11c.

UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WVASHINGTOL BELL, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,085, dated April 20, 1886.

Application filed December 16, 1885. Serial No. 185,854. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE \VAsHING'rON BELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trusses, of which the followingis aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in trusses; and the novelty consists of the peculiar construction and combination of parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a,

truss with pads which can be adjusted to suit a rupture of any kind, to provide the pads with independent pressure springs, and to provide means which shall be simple, strong, and durable in construction, thoroughly effective in operation, and cheap of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved truss. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through one of the back pads on the line a; x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the front pads, and Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the same.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, A. designates the band of the truss, which is formed of a flexible metallic strip of uniform width throughout, and properly curved, as shown.

B B represent the back pads, arranged near the extremities of the band. Each pad comprises a disk or plate, b, of any size and form, and having headed pins or studs 1), a spring, b having slotted ends b which fit and work over the headed studs of the disk-pad, and a clasp or loop, 0, which fits over the flat spring and the band, and carries a clamping-screw, c, that bears against the band. By loosening the clampingscrew and sliding the clasp-loop on the bandA the pad can be adjusted to any desired position thereon, and held in place by the screw, or it can be entirely removed, as may be desired. The slotted ends of the spring slide on the headed pins when too great pressure is forced on the pad-disk and the spring, and thus relieve the person from overpressure.

D D designate the front pads, arranged on the band near the middle and adjustable thereon. Each of these pads has a chamber, d, in which is arranged a headed pin, e, normally pressed outward by a spring, 6, said pad being of any preferred size and shape, and having a covering of soft material, such as chaniois-skin, &c. The outer end of the pin 0 passes through a slot or opening, f, in a clasp, F, that is arranged on the band A, and the extreme outer end of said pin has a disk or head, 6, that fits between the walls of the clasp F and the band A. The pin 6 fits closely in the opening in the clasp, which is provided with a clamping-screwJ", that holds the clasp and its attached pad at any desired position on the band, as is obvious. The pad and its double-headed pin are readily removable from the clasp, and the clasp, with its pad and pin, is easily detached from the band when it is desired to reduce the number thereof. The spring in the chamber forces the pad with the proper degree of pressure against the person, while it permits the pad to yield to the movements of the wearer on the headed pin, the latter passing through an enlarged opening, g, in one of the walls of the pad-chamber.

The device is simple, strong, and durable in construction, thoroughly effective in its operation, readily adjustable at different points, and removable from the band, and is cheap.

An elastic band, h, is arranged on the inner edges of the sheath, to hold the same to the pad D, and a packing, h, is filled between the sheath and a partition, h", in which the chamher (I is formed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a truss, the combination of a band, a pad, B, having headed pins, a slotted spring working over the pins, and a clasp to which the spring is connected, and having a set-screw to adjust the pad on the band, substantially as described.

2. In a truss, the combination, with a band, of a pad, D, having a chambered partition,

h, a flexible sheath inclosing the partition,

and a yielding packing interposed between In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my the sheath and partition, substantially as deown I have hereto aflixed my signature in presscribed. ence of two witnesses.

3. In a truss, the combination, with a band, 5 of a pad comprising aplate, a chambered par- GEORGE WASHINGTON BELL;

tition, h, a sheath inclosing the plate and partition, a yielding packing, and a rod having I Witnesses: its head seated in the chamber of the parti- F. M. ROSEGATE, tion, and secured at its other end to the band, J OHN W. JOHNSON. IO substantially as described. 

